Anton Stefanov Mitov (Bulgarian: Антон Стефанов Митов; 1 April 1862, in Stara Zagora – 20 August 1930, in Sofia) was a Bulgarian painter, art critic, art historian, social activist and corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Biography When he was fifteen, Ottoman troops burned his hometown and massacred over 14,000 people. His family fled to Svishtov, where they lived in poverty. He took a job as a clerk in Romania and remained there until Bulgaria was li

Anton Dominik Ritter von Fernkorn (March 17, 1813 in Erfurt – November 16, 1878 in Vienna) was a German-Austrian sculptor. Career Fernkorn studied sculpture under the sculptors Johann Baptist Stiglmaier [de] and Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler in Munich, 1836–40. His first sculptural project, “Saint George and the Dragon” for the courtyard of the Montenuovo palace, attracted attention, and the Austrian government appointed him director of the imperial bronze foundry at Vien

Anton Karinger (1829-1870) was a Slovene painter and poet. Portrait of a Boy with a Dog, 1861 View of Lake Bohinj, 1862 His painting View of Mt. Triglav from Bohinj, along with other paintings of Triglav, became a symbol of the Carinthian Slovene people and is part of the core collection of the National Gallery of Slovenia. He was a pupil of Steinfeld in Vienna and is known for landscapes and seascapes, mostly views of Carinthia and the Adriatic coast.[1]

Antoni Reichenberg (7 June 1825, Gorlice, Austrian Empire – 23 January 1903, Ternopil, Austria-Hungary) was a Polish priest, Jesuit, and artist. He took care of orphans and the poor in Ternopil.[1] Biography In 1848, he participated in the Hungarian Revolution.[2] Reichenberg studied painting in Budapest and the Munich Academy of Arts, graduating in 1862. During his studies, he was friends with Jan Matejko.[2][3][4] He studied theology in Munich and Przemyśl, where he was

Anton Gvajc ( 21 August 1865 - August 3 1935) was a Slovene painter.[1] The majority of his work is genre and landscape painting. He also worked as a teacher in Gorica, Trieste and Maribor.

Amado de la Cueva (May 6, 1891, in Guadalajara, Jalisco – April 1, 1926, in Guadalajara, Jalisco) was a Mexican painter. De la Cueva studied in Rome. After his return to Mexico in September 1922, he painted amongst others together with Diego Rivera his murals at the Secretaría de Educación Pública. On October 16, 1923, he returned to his home town, where he painted the murals at Universidad de Guadalajara's assembly hall together with David Alfaro Siqueiros and Carlos Orozco

Alonso Pérez (fl. 1881–1914) was a Spanish painter who worked at the end of the 19th, and the beginning of the 20th centuries. While very little is known of his life, it is believed that he received some academic training. As with many of his contemporaries, his works were done on a small, intimate scale that created a need for careful examination by the viewer. Most of his work featured pretty women and handsome men in 18th century costumes, situated in market places.

Alfons Karpiński (February 20, 1875 – June 6, 1961) was a Polish painter specializing in portraits of women, still-lives and landscapes. His work is associated with the traditionalist and decorative trends in Polish 20th-century painting.[1] Life and work Karpiński was born in 1875 in Rozwadów near Tarnobrzeg. He studied painting in Kraków at the School of Fine Arts under Leon Wyczółkowski between 1891 and 1895 and after 1903 at the Munich Academy under Anton Ažbe, until 19

Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini (10 January 1881 – 5 August 1958) was a Swiss painter, illustrator and printmaker. Along with Heinrich Altherr, Paul Bodmer and Walter Clénin, he was one of the most prolific Swiss muralists of the first half of the twentieth century. Biography A. H. Pellegrini was born in Basel, the son of Isodoro Pellegrini, a stone sculptor from Stabio in the Italian part of Switzerland.[1] After high school, A. H. Pellegrini matriculated at the Basel Craftscho

Alfredo Cristiano Keil (3 July 1850 – 4 October 1907) was a Portuguese composer, painter, poet, archaeologist and art collector. Keil is best known as the composer of the Portuguese national anthem, A Portuguesa. Life Keil was born in Lisbon, the son of the tailor of the court, Johann Christian Keil (later João Cristiano Keil) and his wife Maria Josefina Stellflug, both of German origin. The boy developed an interest in both painting and music; at the age of 12 he composed

Alexander Strähuber or (Straehuber); (1814–1882) was an Austrian-born German history painter and book illustrator. From 1865 to 1882 he was a professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Strähuber was born on 28 February 1814 at Mondsee in Upper Austria. He was son to Alexander Strähuber, a stable master to the Wrede barony of Bavaria.[1] At the age of seven he moved to Munich with his parents and attended grammar school. After showing a talent for drawing, he tra

Carl Efraim Wallin (March 22, 1879 - November 12, 1968) was a Swedish-American artist and painting contractor. He was born in Östra Husby parish in the province of Östergötland, Sweden and died in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Background Carl E. Wallin was best known for his oil paintings like landscape with figures (landscape art), especially winter landscape painting, portrait painting, figures (drawing), nature painting and symbolic fantasy compositions, related to s

Alfred Théodore Joseph Bastien (16 September 1873 in Ixelles – 7 June 1955 in Uccle) was a Belgian artist, academic, and soldier. He attended the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Ghent, where he studied with Jean Delvin. He then enrolled in the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, where he studied with Jean-François Portaels.[1] He won the Prix Godecharle there in 1897. He traveled to Paris, where he enrolled in the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was in Paris when

Alexander Heubel or Aleksandrs Heibels (9 April 1813 – 22 January 1847) was a Latvian romantic painter. His works were characterized by depictions of biblical figures and were typically highly influenced by German Romanticism. Biography Huebel was born in Limbaži as the son of the fine art woodworker August Gotthilf Heubel (1760–1846) and his wife Juliane Marie, née Geywitz (d. 1831). He started painting at an early age, studying first for his father and later in Tartu and

Aleksije Lazović (Serbian Cyrillic: Алексије Лазовић; 1774–1837) was a painter from modern-day Montenegro. He is particularly famous for his icons. Biography Aleksije Lazović was born in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro, to Serbian parents; the son of the painter Simeon Lazović.[1] Among the works painted by Aleksije Lazović is the iconostasis of the Church of the Dormition-of-the-Mother-of-God at the Reževići Monastery, near Petrovac na Moru[2] or the Uspanie Bogomatere Church in

Aleksander Uurits (May 12, 1888 – August 10, 1918) was an Estonian painter and graphic artist. Uurits was born in Tallinn. He was a student of Ants Laikmaa,[1] an Estonian painter and activist organizer. He furthered his education in Paris and Saint Petersburg between 1906 and 1910. He died of malaria while staying in Velikiye Luki in 1918.

Aleksandr Davydovich Drevin (Russian: Александр Давыдович Древин, Latvian: Aleksandrs Rūdolfs Drēviņš, 3 July 1889 – 26 February 1938) was a Latvian-Russian painter.[1] Biography Drevin was born in Cēsis, Latvia, then a part of Russian Empire. He attended art school in Riga under Vilhelms Purvītis, thus initially adapting the style of impressionist painting,[2] and first came to Moscow in 1914.[3] He studied under Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. Since 1917 he worked in the Fine Arts D

Alejo Vera y Estaca (14 July 1834, Viñuelas – 4 February 1923, Madrid) was a Spanish painter in the Romantic style who specialized in history painting. Biography At an early age, his teachers in the public school noticed that he had an aptitude for drawing, so they got together to request a study grant from the government of Guadalajara Province. It was given, and he began his studies at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. Later, he obtained a position in

Alejandro Bustillo (18 March 1889 – 3 November 1982) was an Argentine painter and architect who designed numerous buildings including iconic landmarks in Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, and Bariloche. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, son of María Luisa Madero and Dr. José María Bustillo, he completed his secondary school studies at Otto Krause Technical School. He later entered the School of Architecture at the University of Buenos Aires, where he also excelled as a painter, ea

Albert Ernest Newbury (29 January 1891 – 1 April 1941) was an Australian artist who was associated with the Australian tonalist movement. Career Newbury was born in Melbourne, one of the five sons of Samuel Newbury (1854–1930) and his wife Jessie Susannah Newbury née Dowsett. Samuel was the headmaster of Albert Park Grammar School; the Congregationalist minister Alfred Charles Newbury was an elder brother. Albert spent most of his childhood in Geelong. In 1909, at the a